Covering the South

2007-12-10T20:02:21-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/886/171727-04-m.jpgThe panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the time period of 1965-1967. The panelists talked about the effect that the media had in reporting and shaping the Civil Rights Movement. Videos from the time period were shown. The reporters talked about their most memorable stories of the movement. They emphasized the effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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The panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the time period of 1965-1967. The panelists…
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Covering the South
The panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the time period of 1965-1967. The panelists talked about the effect that the media had in reporting and shaping the Civil Rights Movement. Videos from the time period were shown. The reporters talked about their most memorable stories of the movement. They emphasized the effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.